ON THIS DAY IN 1878...The closing exercises at Yale College began yesterday, and the orator was William Howard Taft...The poet of the day was also from Cincinnati - Mr. H.C. Coe.
ON THIS DAY IN 1912...The man taking the long end then bet $100 against $150 that Mr. Roosevelt would have as many electoral votes as Mr. Taft.
ON THIS DAY IN 1933...It brought Gibson's total to 37 for the season. Every player in the Crawfords' lineup hit safely in each game, the victors pounding out 33 hits for the day's work.
ON THIS DAY IN 1944...American forces weeded out isolated nests of German resistance in street fighting of greatly reduced intensity after seizing the entire eastern part of the city...all attacking United States divisions have advanced their forward elements deep into the city.
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